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☆ The mask-makers changing the face of ‘Noh,’ one of the world’s oldest surviving performing arts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Milly Chan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here's what's going on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mikkel Berg Pedersen | Ritzau Scanpix | Afp via Getty ImagesGeopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of subsea cables — critical infrastructure powering cross-border internet connectivity — in the Baltic Sea. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards A data visualization map showing the C-Lion1 undersea cable which connected Finland and Germany. Arelion, the company which owns it, told CNBC data traffic was rerouted to alternative links as it worked to repair the cable. Repairing subsea cables is no mean feat, according to Andy Champagne, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Akamai Labs. And, when there is an issue with a subsea cable, repairing it is a non-trivial job."

Persons: Mikkel Berg Pedersen, Ritzau Scanpix, it's, Andy Champagne, Martin Lee, Lee, Elina Valtonen, CNBC's, Valtonen Organizations: Afp, Getty, CNBC, Cinia, BCS, West, Telia, Akamai Labs, Cisco Locations: Baltic, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Finnish, Central Europe, Lithuania, West Interlink, Telia Lithuania, China, London

☆ U.S. food banks getting busier amid high cost of living
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Diana Tollison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Despite Ozempic and RFK Jr., Uncrustables and Twinkies believe ‘very strongly that snacking continues’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But the owner of Twinkies and Uncrustables is predicting that nothing will be able to stop America’s insatiable hunger for snacks. “As it relates to anything in the political domain, we believe very strongly that snacking continues,” J.M. Food companies aren’t betting on Kennedy and the Trump administration to influence their businesses and Americans’ eating habits. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSmucker believes that its food brands’ appeal and Americans’ craving for snacks will outweigh any changes Kennedy may bring. The brand includes meals high in protein and fiber that are “intended to be a companion for GLP-1 weight loss medication users and consumers focused on weight management.”

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☆ 36-year-old quit 6-figure Wall Street job—now he earns $1,000 an hour working from home as a tutor: 'More fulfilling than I ever could have imagined'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When Steve Menking started working on Wall Street in his early 20s, he thought he found a career for life. Instead, shortly after his 25th birthday, Menking jokes that he had a "quarter-life crisis" while working as an equities trader at SMB Capital. In 2023, Menking earned more than $500,000 through private tutoring, a number he's on track to match in 2024. "It's been better and more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined," he says. Here's how Menking left finance for a career in education — and found a job that pays six figures and allows him to work from home.

Persons: Steve Menking, Menking, He's, It's Organizations: SMB, CNBC, Education Locations: Connecticut, New York, —

☆ Dispute emerges between Trump and Mexico’s president after call
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Daniel Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Watch South Korea’s twin panda cubs experience their first snowfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Annoa Abekah-Mensah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Videos appear to show latest Russian aerial assault on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Henry Zeris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Leading Democrat who represents Silicon Valley encourages liberals to stay on X amid Bluesky exodus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA top Democrat urged fellow liberals to remain on Elon Musk's X platform. This month, millions of users have joined Bluesky, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to X.Khanna told Politico that his relationship with Elon Musk is an example of finding common ground. Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive lawmaker representing the heart of Silicon Valley, said liberals shouldn't flee Elon Musk's X, instead urging his fellow Democrats to engage with those who share opposing beliefs. Khanna made the comments on an episode of Politico's Power Play podcast this week amid an exodus of liberal users from X to Bluesky. AdvertisementLast year, Khanna praised Musk as an entrepreneurial "genius" but criticized the Tesla CEO's controversial online behavior, including his posting of edgy memes.

Persons: Khanna, Politico, Elon Musk, Ro Khanna, shouldn't, Elon Musk's, Musk, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump Organizations: Elon, Politico, Fox News, CNN, Department of Government Locations: Silicon Valley, California, HASC

☆ Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes with each other. The researchers found 12 hominin tracks in a line, suggesting they were made by the same individual. “There’s one long trackway with 12 (hominin) footprints in it. We hypothesize that those more humanlike footprints are more likely Homo erectus just because the rest of their anatomy is so human,” Hatala said. Shown here is a fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by Homo erectus, a species of ancient human.

Persons: CNN —, sapiens, ”, Kevin Hatala, “, Neil T, Roach, Hatala, ” Hatala, you’ve, Harvard University Pristinely, couldn’t, Lucy, Louise N, boisei, bosei, Homo erectus, wasn’t, “ Paranthropus, Kevin G, erectus, Briana, Pobiner Organizations: CNN, Chatham University, Harvard University, Turkana Basin, Stony Brook University, Chatham University Hatala, Smithsonian National Museum Locations: Pittsburgh, Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Leakey, Turkana, Siberia

☆ Read a VC firm's advice for founders about how to use AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementIt's still a good time to embrace the AI revolution, according to VC firm Insight Partners. A recent Insight survey showed that 72% of its portfolio companies are using AI in their workflows. AdvertisementA recent survey by Insight showed that 72% of its portfolio companies are using AI, with 36% of them allocating new budgets specifically for these initiatives. Related storiesFocus on leveraging emerging AI technologiesThe idea of incorporating generative AI (GenAI) into companies can be daunting but it also has the potential to impact every function of a business. In a recent portfolio company survey, we found that 72% of portfolio companies are using Artificial Intelligence, with 36% of those companies creating a net new budget for those initiatives.

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☆ Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —A Banksy mural in Bristol, southwestern England, is set to be sold at auction next year, along with the building it was created on. “Well Hung Lover” was painted on the side of a building on Bristol’s Frogmore Street in 2006, with the city’s residents later voting to keep the mural. The building, which once housed a sexual health clinic, will be put up for auction by Hollis Morgan, an estate agency and auction house in Bristol. While the future owner has to ensure the “Well Hung Lover” stays put, they have no obligation to maintain it. Last year, a Banksy mural in Dover, southern England, valued at around £1 million ($1.2 million), was lost for good after the building it was painted on was knocked down.

Persons: London CNN —, Hollis Morgan, ”, weathers, it’s Organizations: London CNN, European Union, Britain Locations: Bristol, England, Dover

☆ As many as one in 10 coders are 'ghost engineers,' Stanford researcher says, lurking online and doing no work
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

His research, which hasn't been peer-reviewed, found that about 9.5% of coders were "ghost engineers.' AdvertisementMeasuring output is difficultDenisov-Blanch calls these workers "ghost engineers," defined as software engineers who are only 10% as productive or less than their median colleague. More remote workers were superstar codersMusk now aims to apply that same ruthless efficiency to the federal government. On one hand, he found that the prevalence of "ghost engineers" among remote workers was more than double that among in-person workers. But he also found that many more of the most effective engineers — employees whose performance was at least five times better than their median colleague — were working remotely.

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Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joseph R. Biden Jr. and which voting blocs drove each city’s red shift. But she ended up doing worse in urban America — getting 15 percent fewer votes than Mr. Biden in some cities. She picked up just 127,000 votes in Mexican and Puerto Rican neighborhoods, 47,000 fewer than Mr. Biden earned in 2020. Mr. Trump made small gains across the board, but Ms. Harris’s losses were much steeper. While Ms. Harris matched Mr. Biden’s vote total overall, Mr. Trump made significant gains throughout the area.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be home for the holidays. The news comes just days after Combs' legal team outlined their plans if he were to be released. Sean 'Diddy' Combs at the MET Gala, in New York City, on May 1, 2017. Prosecutors also claimed that Combs has engaged in witness tampering from behind bars by making three-way calls and using other inmates’ cell lines. But Combs’ team has said that this is all within his constitutional rights.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Aran Subramanian, Christy Slavik, Sean, Diddy, Lucas Jackson, ” Slavik, Prosecutors Organizations: Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center Locations: Brooklyn's, New York City, Combs

☆ Democrat Derek Tran unseats GOP Michelle Steel in razor-thin Orange County House race
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Democrat Derek Tran has defeated Republican incumbent Michelle Steel for a House seat representing California’s Orange County and Los Angeles, NBC News projects, after a contentious race that centered on the candidates’ Asian American identities and use of aggressive anti-China messaging. Tran has performed better with voters in Los Angeles County, where he has had a significant lead over Steel. But the race is tighter in Orange County, the bulk of the district, where voters have repeatedly flipped between red and blue over the past election cycles. She previously served as a supervisor and chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors before running for Congress. Don Luong, a history teacher and longtime Orange County voter, said the back-and-forth has distracted from the candidates’ actual platforms.

Persons: Derek Tran, Michelle Steel, Tran, Steel, ” “, ” Tran, “ Michelle can’t, ” Steel, Don Luong, ” Luong, “ We’re, didn’t, Luong, “, ”, Sheng Thao, Pamela Price Organizations: NBC News, Army, Steel, Congressional, Asian, Congress, Consumer, VietFace, NBC, “, Oakland Locations: California’s Orange County, Los Angeles, China, Los Angeles County, Orange County, California, Vietnam, Communist China, Orange, mailers, Alameda County

☆ Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, a scathing ruling that puts the troubled Rikers Island jail complex on the verge of a federal takeover. It would not involve a takeover by the Justice Department, nor would the city’s jails become part of the federal Bureau of Prisons. Nineteen people died in custody at Rikers Island in 2022. There has been “no substantial reduction in the risk of harm currently facing those who live and work in the Rikers Island jails,” the judge wrote. Under a plan approved by the city council in 2019, New York City is legally required to shutter Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller and more modern jails by 2027.

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President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate retired Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!," Trump said in a statement announcing his decision. Future American military aid, however, will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia." Trump was accused of withholding aid to Ukraine in an effort to pressure Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Vice president-elect JD Vance has also spoken out against Ukraine aid, as has Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Persons: Donald Trump, Keith Kellogg, Keith, Trump, Kellogg, Fred Fleitz, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Fleitz, Volodymyr Zelensky, Alex Kent, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “ We’re, He’s, we’re, I’ll, Trump's, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, JD Vance, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Vance, ” Organizations: Military, Business, Staff, National Security Council, NBC News, Russia, Future, Getty, Trump, Republican, Department of Health, Human Services, NBC, Press, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, U.S, United States, New York City, Georgia, Europe

A national CBS News/YouGov poll conducted last week found that 71% of people plan to avoid political discussions at Thanksgiving. Voss was among the dozens of people on social media who posted videos about how they are opting out of their family Thanksgiving plans. Van Bavel is director of NYU’s Social Identity and Morality Lab, which studies the dynamics of shared social identities. “There’s way more diversity among Republicans than most Democrats believe, and there’s way more diversity among most Democrats than most Republicans believe,” Van Bavel said. Jay Van Bavel, psychology professor at New York University“One of the biggest fears people have is being socially ostracized,” Van Bavel said.

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☆ Wendy Williams is 'cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated,' guardian says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Wendy Williams has become “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated,” according to a memo filed by her guardian’s lawyers. Williams was diagnosed in 2023 with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her team said in a statement in February. The filing is part of a lawsuit Morrissey filed against A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, and others in connection with the release of the docuseries “Where is Wendy Williams?” in February. Williams hosted the “The Wendy Williams Show” from 2008 to 2021. Sherri Shepherd took over the time slot in 2022, before “The Wendy Williams Show” was eventually canceled.

Persons: Wendy Williams, Sabrina Morrissey, Williams, Morrissey, ”, Morrissesy, ” Williams, Graves, Sherri Shepherd, Wells Fargo, TODAY.com, Wendy Organizations: Mayo Clinic, E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, ”, Variety, NBC, NBC News Locations: New York, Wells Fargo, Wells

☆ Ohio governor signs bill restricting trans students' school bathroom use
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using school restrooms that align with their gender identities. The bill also mandates that Ohio schools cannot have restrooms or locker rooms that are open to all genders, excluding family facilities or single-occupancy facilities. Instead, it will make trans people less safe and fail to increase the safety of all students,” Antonio wrote. Ohio House Republicans attached the legislation about restrooms to proposals regarding report card data for Ohio’s college credit program for high school students. “Extremist politicians are panicking because transgender students exist," Willingham-Jaggers said.

Persons: Mike DeWine, “, ”, Barbara J, DeWine, ” Jocelyn Rosnick, Nickie J, Antonio, ” Antonio, Christian Virtue, David Mahan, Mahan, Melanie Willingham, Willingham, Jaggers Organizations: Gov, Republican, Ohio Gov, USA, Associated Press, American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic, Christian, Senate, Research, Social, Ohio House Republicans Locations: Alabama , Arkansas, Florida , Idaho , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky, North Dakota , Oklahoma , Tennessee, Utah, Ohio, Columbus

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next Secretary of the Navy. Phelan, if confirmed, would be the first person in 15 years to lead the Navy without having served in any branch of the armed forces. “He will put the business of the U.S. Navy above all else.”As the 79th Navy Secretary, Phelan would oversee more than 900,000 people and an annual budget of more than $210 billion. Twenty out of 26 people to be confirmed as Navy secretary over the last 70 years were veterans, the Military Times reported. On Nov. 12, Trump announced he would nominate Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host, to be the Secretary of Defense.

Persons: Donald Trump, John Phelan, Phelan, “, ”, Trump, Phelan’s, ” “ John, ” Trump, Carlos Del Toro, Pete Hegseth, Hegseth Organizations: NBC News, Trump, Rugger Management, Harvard Business School, U.S . Navy, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Coast Guard, Command, Military Times, Fox News, Defense, Army National Guard Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's planned Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were subjected to bomb threats and "swatting" attacks Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Trump transition team said. These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’" transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the swatting incident involving multiple Trump allies told NBC News that these were not credible threats. The FBI said in a statement it “is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees, and we are working with our law enforcement partners. New York State, County law enforcement, and U.S. Capitol Police responded immediately with the highest levels of professionalism."

Persons: Donald Trump's, ‘, Karoline Leavitt, JD Vance, Trump, Elise Stefanik, Stefanik, ”, who've, Jack Smith Organizations: Trump, NBC News, Secret, FBI, United Nations, New, U.S . Capitol Police Locations: Washington, New York State, U.S, New York, Georgia

☆ Man already serving 30 years for murder charged in connection to the March 2022 disappearance of Louisiana mom Ella Goodie
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

On November 21, a man was formally charged in connection to the disappearance of 32-year-old Ella Goodie. In October 2022, Ella’s case was featured in Dateline’s ‘Missing in America’ series. Dateline spoke with Ella’s friend Felicia Broussard, who said she last spoke with Ella on March 8, 2022. In April, 2022, the Louisiana State Police posted about Ella’s disappearance. Anyone with information regarding Ella’s disappearance is asked to call the Louisiana State Police at 318-484-2194.

Persons: Ella Goodie, Ella’s, Felicia Broussard, Ella, Felicia, Dereck, Brandon Francisco, Francisco, Brian Cespiva, Cespiva, Dateline Francisco, Brandon Jermaine Francisco, “ Organizations: Louisiana State Police, Audi, Dateline, Attorney’s, Western, Western District of Locations: Texas, Lafayette , Louisiana, St, Joseph , Missouri, Louisiana, Dereck Senegal, U.S, Western District, Western District of Louisiana

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